Mrs. Coenen

1. What city does this story take place in?
2. What year does the pushcart war start?
3. Describe what starts this war.
4. Morris the Florist falls into what at the start of the war?
5. Maxie Hammerman – What job does he do?
6. Who is Mack in the story?
7. In the first battle of the war, what was the truck carrying?
8. What type of job does Wenda Gambling have?
9. Who gave the Peanut Butter Speech?
10. In your own words, what does satire mean in a story?

Matching

11. Repairman for the pushcarts                                                       A.    Joey Kafflis

12 .Owns Leaping Lemas                                                                 B.   Little Mittie

13. Tiger trucker who said “traffic is lousy”                                    C.   Mr. Walter Sweet

14.  Narrator’s Boss                                                                          D.   Louie LIvergreen

15. Pushcart flower driver above 23^rd street                                     E.   Maxie Hammerman

16.  Mean drive who said  “pushcart block the street.”                    F.   Frank the Flower

17.  Pushcart flow driver below 23^rd street (pickle guy)                  G.  Old Anna

18.  Sold apples and pears outside the hospital                                H.  Morris the Florist

19. How many major trucking companies are there in the city?

20. Why do these trucking companies hold a secret meeting?

21.  Why did Anna say plastic bags are a menace?

Comprehension

22. What was the secret weapon?

23. Who was Carlos?

24. What did General Anna mean by saying “There will be big, dead trucks in the street”?

25. Whose truck did Mr. Jerusalem fire at with a pea shooter? (The same man who was really upset at the first trucker meeting)

26. EC – How many pea shooters did Carlos make?

Cause and Effect

1. Frank the Flower was arrested and he admitted to shooting at almost 20,000 tires.
2. The committee imposed a tacks tax.
3. The police tried to break in to Mr. Posey’s store.
4. The police raided Maxie Hammerman’s house.
5. Old Anna sent Maxie an apple.
6. Frank the Flower was arrested for the pea tack shootings and a club started!

A. Mr. Posey dumped dried peas out the window

B. The peddlers turned in their pea shooters to avoid more police suspicion

C. Maxie and Anna communicated

D. Children all over the city began shooting at the truck tires.

E. Maxie Hammerman was arrested.

F. Teachers protested and there wasn’t school!

Order of Events

1. Miriam Portlette’s notes were given to Eddie Moroney.

2. The “Three” show up and were surprised!

3. Maxie Hammerman decides to stay in his shop to confront them.

4. Big Moe, The Tiger, and Louie Livergreen decide to kidnap Maxie Hammerman.

5. Maxie invited the police commissioner over to gamble.

6. Maxie bought an Italian bulletproof car for $14.50

7. Maxie won $60,000 gambling and put it in a War Chest.

8. There was a truce between the peddlers and drivers.

9. The Pushcart Peddlers divided into 3 groups and marched down the street.

10. The truck drivers drew up a manifesto to arrest the pushcart peddlers.